Fascist America, in 10 easy steps

mcnichol · Post by **mcnichol** » April 24th, 2007, 2:31 pm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html

I spotted a link to this article in the comments section of the Mike Daisey article Julie posted (thank you!). Minutes later, the same link was sent to me by an old friend. More than just an odd coincidence, it's touching on some of the thoughts I had after reading the Daisey piece and I thought it might be worth a read.

York99 · Post by **York99** » April 24th, 2007, 4:19 pm

Just 10 steps?

Uh oh... Bush has already proven that he can accomplish things that take 12.

Jules · Post by **Jules** » April 24th, 2007, 4:27 pm

Sigh.

mpbrockman · Post by **mpbrockman** » April 24th, 2007, 4:38 pm

Actually I don;t think Bush was an 12-step guy. If I remember right I think he joined a fundie Bible study group to which he credits his sobriety. This explains the disconcerting gleam in his eye when he says things like "God wants me to run for president"," God told me to strike at Al-Queda" and "Our priorities (sic) is our faith".

Just for fun, I like to re-read Dubya speeches and replace "God" with "Loki" or "Eleanor of Aquitane". It really gives them that surreal high gloss. MPB

ratliff · Post by **ratliff** » April 26th, 2007, 9:16 am

Yeah, Bush infuriates a lot of AA people because he won't cop to being an alcoholic. Of course, one of the tenets of AA is that you're the only person who can definitively say whether you're an alcoholic, but once you start getting infuriated by Bush, it's hard to stop.

York99 · Post by **York99** » April 26th, 2007, 11:08 am

Y'all missed the point of that joke.

I am sorry that I failed you.

mpbrockman · Post by **mpbrockman** » April 27th, 2007, 12:05 pm

York99 wrote:Y'all missed the point of that joke.

I am sorry that I failed you.

Sorry York, got (and appreciated) the joke but blew right by it in my single-minded quest for a point. It seems to me that 12-step types tend to be by nature of their program at least a little more open-minded than fundie groups and that provides a little insight into the nature of dubya.

I apologize for my narrow focus.